NEWSBah Humbug! Schmidt is Our Favorite TV Scrooge
Dec. 12 2012, Published 3:44 p.m. ET
If good ol' Ebenezer rolled up into 2012, we're fully convinced he would live in a loft with two other dudes and a quirky girl. And occasionally be forced to drop money into the "douche-bag jar."
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Like the classic Ebbie, New Girl's Schmidt's (Max Greenfield) heart is also a cold, dark place. But that's mainly because CeCe crushed it shortly after he professed his undying love. Our theory is this: Somewhere along the line, the Scrooge family decided to alter their surname to avoid that cheerless stigma, and behold, Schmidt came into existence.
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Check out the best of his bah humbug banter from the episode "Santa":
- We were on very strict instructions from Rabbi Shmuley not to say a word until the last Christian kid found out about Santa Claus. Ruining Christmas? Very bad for our brand.
- I'm stuck here at this lesbian cookie party. It's all wreaths, no trees.
- I don’t celebrate Christmas. Or as I like to call it, white Anglo-Saxon winter privilege night.
- Love is stupid. It is a lie. So, bah humbug to you, Cecelia. Bah humbug! Baaaaahhh! Humbug!
- Black Santa Claus? I am so sick of hanging out with Christians. This is my last Christian Christmas.
